that they will be entourage to know that they will be held responsible for everything they have done to our country, to my family and to my husband. mr navalny�*s family have yet to confirm his death, but in towns and cities across russia tonight, people have been laying flowers in his memory. cheering labour celebrates two by—election victories — it overturns big conservative majorities in kingswood and wellingborough. prince harry speaks publically for the first time since it was announced the king is being treated for cancer. i love my family and the fact that i was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, i'm gratefulfor that.

and, we're behind the scenes as designers, buyers and celebrities gather to celebrate a0 years of london fashion week. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — one of the quickest test centuries scored in india. ben duckett leads the fight back in the third test. has died in prison — according to the country's prison service. and was serving decades—long jail terms for offences widely considered politically motivated. speaking at a security conference in munich this afternoon, alexei navalny�*s wife yulia said

if the reports were true, vladimir putin would not go unpunished. and in the last few minutes, us president biden has said president putin was responsible for navalny�*s death. this is the scene live in moscow tonight — people laying flowers and tributes. let's go to steve rosenberg. thank you, jane. of all the critics and opponents vladimir putin has faced, alexei navalny was by far the most active, the most vocal and the most active, the most vocal and the most dangerous to the authorities. he railed against corruption and he was able to bring people onto the streets to protest before he himself was put in prison. today, after three years behind bars, he is reported to be dead. smiling, crackingjokes. this was alexei navalny yesterday as he gave testimony from prison by video link.

even court officials cracked a smile. today, russia's prison service announced that mr navalny was dead, claiming he'd lost consciousness inside this penal colony. russian tv rarely mentions alexei navalny. it read out the prison service statement about his death and moved on to other news. he was vladimir putin's most vocal critic, a protest leader, an anti—corruption campaigner who'd long clashed with the kremlin. i remember this six years ago. alexei navalny is russia's most prominent opposition figure and president putin's most vocal critic. he's been barred from running in the presidential election. he's now being arrested by police. in 2020 in siberia, he'd been poisoned with a nerve agent and airlifted to germany for life—saving treatment. he accused the kremlin of trying to assassinate him. but as a politician, he felt he couldn't stay away from russia.

when he returned the following year, he was arrested on arrival. he'd been in prison ever since. his friends and family fearing for his safety. just hours after alexei navalny was reported dead, she couldn't confirm his death, but... translation: if it's true, i want putin and his whole i entourage, his friends and his government to know that they will be held responsible for everything they've done to our country, to my family, and to my husband. and this day will come very soon. president putin, too, made an appearance today meeting industrial workers. he made no mention of alexei navalny.

alexei navalny was one of the most charismatic political figures in russia in modern times, and the only opposition leader here who appeared capable of bringing large crowds on to the streets to protest against the authorities. and for that reason, the kremlin saw him as a threat. he knew that by taking on the authorities, he was taking a risk. my message, for the situation when i am killed is very simple — not give up. in memory of russia's most famous prisoner, some here lay flowers. by this simple act, their message — we will not forget. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. there has been international condemnation of alexei navalny�*s

death — us president biden said he was outraged. our security correspondent gordon corera has more. alexei navalny is the latest and most high—profile critic of vladimir putin to apparently meet an untimely end. and the news has been met with outrage. end. and the news has been met with outraae. a ~ end. and the news has been met with outraae. ~ ., , ., ~ end. and the news has been met with outraue. ~' ., , . ~' . ~' ., outrage. make no mistake, make no mistake, outrage. make no mistake, make no mistake. putin _ outrage. make no mistake, make no mistake, putin is _ outrage. make no mistake, make no mistake, putin is responsible - outrage. make no mistake, make no mistake, putin is responsible for- mistake, putin is responsible for navalny�*s death. putin is responsible. what has happened to navalny is yet more proof of putin's brutality. we navalny is yet more proof of putin's brutali . ~ , ., , . ., navalny is yet more proof of putin's brutali .~ , ., , . ., brutality. we should be clear about what has happened _ brutality. we should be clear about what has happened here. _ brutality. we should be clear about what has happened here. poutine's russia _ what has happened here. poutine's russia imprisoned him, trumped up charges _ russia imprisoned him, trumped up charges against him, poisoned him, sent him _ charges against him, poisoned him, sent him to — charges against him, poisoned him, sent him to an arctic penal colony and now_ sent him to an arctic penal colony and now he — sent him to an arctic penal colony and now he has tragically died and we should — and now he has tragically died and we should hold putin accountable for this and _ we should hold putin accountable for this and no— we should hold putin accountable for this and no one should be in any doubt _ this and no one should be in any doubt about the dreadful nature of putih's_ doubt about the dreadful nature of putin's regime in russia. the susuicions — putin's regime in russia. the suspicions around _ putin's regime in russia. the suspicions around navalny's death were fuelled by the fate of other putin critics. last august evgeny prigozhin died, the mercenary who

led an armed mutiny in russia. he was killed in a plane crash. the kremlin said it was an accident. in 2015, leading opposition politician boris nemtsov was killed on a bridge in the shadow of red square, again, the kremlin denied any role. and it's notjust inside russia. in 2018, sergei skripal who spied for britain was targeted in salisbury along with his daughter, novichok, the same nerve agent once used on navalny nearly killed them. and in 2006, there was the death of alexander litvinenko, a former intelligence officer and fierce critic of putin, poisoned with radioactive polonium in london. since vladimir putin gave the order for the invasion of ukraine two years ago, questions have grown about how far russia's leader is willing to go. ukraine's president had to say today. translation: ukraine's president had to say toda .translation: , ., , ,

by putin. like thousands of killed by putin. like thousands of others who have been tormented and tortured because of this one person. putin does not care who dies, as long as he retains his position, and thatis long as he retains his position, and that is why he must not keep anything. putin must lose everything. anything. putin must lose everything-— anything. putin must lose eve hina. �*, . ., everything. it's not yet clear exactly what _ everything. it's not yet clear exactly what happened - everything. it's not yet clear exactly what happened to i everything. it's not yet clear - exactly what happened to alexei navalny. but vladimir putin's critics seem to know who they hold responsible. gordon corera, bbc news. and let's go back to our russia editor steve rosenberg. where does this leave vladimir putin tonight? where does this leave vladimir putin toni . ht? , where does this leave vladimir putin toniaht? , , ., tonight? interesting question, we have not heard _ tonight? interesting question, we have not heard from _ tonight? interesting question, we have not heard from vladimir - tonight? interesting question, we. have not heard from vladimir putin today about what has happened. we have heard western governments demanding consequences for vladimir putin because of this. it's hard to imagine what those consequences could be. russia is already the most sanctioned country in the world. an arrest warrant has already been

issued for vladimir putin by the international criminal court relating to the war in ukraine. domestically, vladimir putin looks pretty strong, he's about to secure another six years in power, i imagine, next month. his potential challengers and rivals are either in exile or in prison, mr navalny is now dead. lots of repressive legislation means people are frightened to come out and protest. so in the short term i think vladimir putin looks secure. his problem is, though, that since the full—scale invasion of ukraine, there is no real stability and it's very difficult to make long—term predictions. it's difficult for us related to russia but is also difficult for the kremlin. thanks so much, difficult for the kremlin. thanks so much. steve _ difficult for the kremlin. thanks so much, steve rosenberg _ difficult for the kremlin. thanks so much, steve rosenberg in - difficult for the kremlin. thanks sol much, steve rosenberg in moscow. if you want to know more about navalny and his extraordinary life, then you can watch this

oscar—winning storyville documentary on bbc two this evening at 11:05 and on the bbc�*s iplayer. labour has won a resounding double by—election victory, in a bad night for the conservatives, who saw big majorities overturned. in wellingborough in northamptonshire, labour eliminated a conservative majority of more than 18,000 — earning themselves a majority of more than 6,000. it was a swing of 28.5% — the second largest swing from tories to labour at any by—election since the second world war. in kingswood in south gloucestershire, labour took more than 11,000 votes. and the performance of reform uk, which used to be the brexit party, will add to conservative fears, with the party coming third in both polls. the swing from tory to labour in kingswood was 16.4%. our political editor chris mason

has the story. the polls for the wellingborough constituency have now closed. ah, constituency have now closed. a night of counting into the small hours beckoned. encouragement and biscuits on offer. every vote counts. a process for the patient. at silly o'clock, the results. and the story of these contests. i do hereby declare that damien egan is duly elected. gen kitchen of the labour party is duly elected. after some sleep for some and no sleep for others, the winners tried to explain their wins. this is becoming an increasingly familiar sight and sound — a labour victory rally. we ran a campaign on access to nhs, bringing back pride to our town centres, making sure people felt safe and secure on our streets and tackling potholes.

i was saying on the hundreds of doors that i knocked, the choice is what voice do you want in parliament? do you want a voice on the conservative benches defending this government or do you want a voice that's talking for the change that we need to see? if there was any triumphalism from keir starmer, he hid it somewhere under the breakfast sofa. merely describing labour as credible contenders come the general election. there is always more work to do. you know, there's a long way to go before this election. _ and as every football fan knows, you don't win the league - by a good win in february. and for the prime minister today, one key question. isn't it the truth that you're now staring down the barrel of a major general election defeat whenever it arrives? we've clearly been through a lot over the past couple of years as a country, but i genuinely believe at the start of this year

that we're pointing in the right direction. the circumstances of these by elections were, of course, particularly challenging. now, i think if you look at the results, very low turnout, and it shows that we've got work to do to show people that we are delivering on their priorities. and that's what i'm absolutely determined to do. adding a splash of doom to the conservative gloom, this man with a smile, ben habib, is reform uk's deputy leader. what do you say to the conservative critique? and you'll have heard it, that a vote for reform uk makes it easierfor keir starmer to get to downing street? i mean, i'm almost offended by that suggestion because it implies that this is a two—party system where there should know that this is a two—party system where there should be no other entrant. and if your phone rings and it's rishi sunak on the phone saying, "can we do a deal?" you would say what?

i'd say, rishi, "you're not a conservative mate." no deal�*s reformers managed these results without their honorary president. one nigel farage, whose knack for teasing and trouble causing remains in fine fettle. i think if you asked tory party- members right now they'd vote for me to be leader and not rishi sunak i of that i have no doubt at all, i and that's backed up by polling. but look, let's focus - on this general election. i'm backing reform. we'll have to see what active role i play. - two results today, perhaps not surprising but still extraordinary. labour, a party crushed just five years ago, who now look as close to government as they have been in nearly a decade and a half. and chris is with me now. your thoughts on where this leaves the parties in an election year? labour have a mountain to climb but they do appear to be climbing it. from a conservative perspective, the fearfor them, whether from a conservative perspective, the fear for them, whether there is from a conservative perspective, the fearfor them, whether there is much enthusiasm or not for the alternatives, is that there is evidence accumulating that plenty of folk are turning their backs on the conservatives. if you have been in government for 1h years, you carry around a wicker basket groaning with

grievances. in other words, around a wicker basket groaning with grievances. in otherwords, lots around a wicker basket groaning with grievances. in other words, lots of folk will blame you for lots of stuff whether you deserve that blame or not. and unpacking that is really difficult. speaking to senior conservatives privately today, they think their best hope is that the economy improves, that inflation and interest rates fall and that labour under scrutiny in an election campaign perhaps wobble, perhaps there are missteps. but they acknowledge, senior tories, that they have one heck of a job on their hands. then there is reform uk, two places, yet they are doing a lack of victory of influence because of the squirm is that they caused the conservatives. in summary, though, these by—elections today have been in line with where politics has been looking for quite a while. so they don't really change the weather, they reinforce it.— don't really change the weather, they reinforce it. chris, thanks for now. they reinforce it. chris, thanks for nova chris — they reinforce it. chris, thanks for now. chris mason. _ six people have been taken to hospital after migrants were found in a lorry onboard a ferry in the port of newhaven in east sussex. two men have been arrested.

sussex police said one man was being questioned on suspicion of people smuggling. the other was suspected of entering the uk illegally. avon and somerset police have named the 16—year—old killed near bristol city centre on wednesday evening as darrien williams. darrien was attacked in a park by two people wearing masks who left the scene on bicycles. two boys, both aged 15, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they remain in police custody while enquiries are ongoing. the prime suspect in the disappearance of three—year—old madeleine mccann, in 2007, has appeared in court in germany to stand trial for unrelated sex offences. christian brueckner faces three charges of rape and two of sexual abuse. brueckner has never been charged with madeleine mccann�*s disappearance and has denied any involvement. daniel sandford was in court, some of the details are distressing.

one of the best known criminal suspects in the world walking into the courtroom in handcuffs. christiane brueckner not in a police mugshot, but there in person having his handcuffs removed at the start of his trial before the judges of braunschweig regional court. it's the first time we've seen brueckner since he was named as a suspect in the madeleine mccann case. but this trial is not about her disappearance. it's about a series of sex crimes in portugal between 2000 and 2017. the prosecution was due to start today, but his defence team argued that one of the members of the public sitting on the panel of judges was unsuitable. she'd posted on her social media that the former brazilian president should be killed. one of the defence lawyers told me it was brueckner�*s personal decision to argue that the judge should be removed from the case. we told them what we found and we already had everything ready. and we showed it to him yesterday

and he said this morning, go for it, kick her out. brueckner faces five charges, all relating to alleged crimes in portugal. they include making a ten—year—old girl watch a sex act on this beach three and a half weeks before madeleine mccann disappeared. and doing a similar thing to an 11—year—old girl in this playground ten years later. he's also accused of tying up and then filming himself raping a 20—year—old, staying in these apartments in portugal and two similar brutal rapes. the link to the madeleine mccann case is that the same prosecutors say brueckner is their main suspect in an investigation into what they say was her murder, though no charges have been brought. through his lawyers, brueckner has denied any involvement. daniel sandford, bbc news, braunschweig. our top story this evening: russia says the most prominent opposition leader in the country,

alexei navalny, has died in prison. still to come: farmers take to the roads of west wales to hold a go—slow protest — we hear why. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — it's a huge night in the women's super league. manchester city have got the chance to knock chelsea off the top of the table. since the announcement of the king's cancer diagnosis. could bring the royal family closer. the prince was talking from the canadian town of whistler, which he set up for injured military personnel and veterans. emma vardy reports from there.

nearly a fortnight on from his short trip back to britain to meet athletes. ijumped on a plane and went to go and to see him as soon as i could. what's sort of your outlook on his health? that stays between me and him. speaking to one of america's biggest morning shows, this is the first personal interview prince harry has given for more than a year. in the us, after stepping away from royal duties, do you feel american? do i feel american? no, i don't know. i don't know. i don't know how i feel. what did you think about becoming a citizen? yes, i have i have considered it, yeah.

he's clearly been enjoying the freedom to pursue his own projects. harry, what was it like? you guys should all have a go. the focus of this trip has been the invictus games, a cause that is close to prince harry's heart, but with his father's cancer treatment continuing, there's questions over whether we may see him back in the uk more often in the months to come, and whether his father's illness might bring him closer once again to his family. an illness in the family can have a galvanising or sort of reunifying effect for a family. is that possible in this case? yeah, i'm sure i've got other trips planned that would take me through the uk or back to the uk. so, you know, i'll stop in and see my family as much but, after prince harry's grievances were laid bare last year in his book, a reconciliation still feels a way off. emma vardy, bbc news, whistler in canada.

more than 100 tractors and lorries have disrupted traffic on one of the main roads in west wales, as farmers protest about planned changes to subsidies by the welsh government. our correspondent tomos morgan has more. blocking traffic along the main carriageway. they have been inspired by the actions of other farmers in dover last week and across europe recently. rising prices are an overarching theme, but in wales, there is fury at their government's future funding plans. to access what's called the sustainable farming scheme, farmers in wales will have to plant trees on 10% of their land and then also designate a further 10% of their land towards wildlife habitat. now most farmers say that these plans, which are currently under consultation, are unworkable, reasonable and unfair.

we are doing a greatjob in wales, we are producing sustainable beef and sustainable sheep and they want to take that all away. charlotte's farm has been in the family for five generations, but believes if this current plan is implemented, her son won't be able to continue. the effect on youngsters starting out is horrific. they don't know how they are going to make enough money to look after a family, to raise a family. and olderfarmers, you know, we rely on this income, we rely on ourfood production, that is where we raise our money from really, get our income from. the welsh government have said no time decisions will be taken on the scheme until after the consultation has come to an end next month. and meetings continue between all sides. but it's a fine balance between paving the road towards an environmentally friendlier future, while also securing the right track for agriculture and the rural economy in wales.

the gaming giant xbox has surprised gamers with the news that it's preparing to allow four of its currently exclusive titles to be played on rival platforms, such as sony's playstation and the nintendo switch. the three firms have always been fierce competitors, but in the uk last year half of all new games consoles purchased were playstations. here's our technology editor zoe kleinman. the consul giants compete for the world's gamers. the news from xbox left gamers with a lot of questions. which four games will be opened up to other platforms on which platforms will they be? and which platforms will they be? the microsoft owned firm gave us a couple of clues. the games that were community led and more than one—year—old. this rules out recent big titles like indiana jones. you'll still need an xbox to play that.

of the console exclusive could be numbered. i do have a fundamental belief that over the next five or ten years, exclusive games, games that are exclusive to one piece of hardware, are going to be a smaller and smaller part of the gaming industry. lots of games are already multi platform like minecraft and fortnite that you can play on your phone, your tablet, your console but traditionally the console giants have tried to lock in some of the big popular blockbusters to stop their gamers that's why you can only play super mario on a nintendo. it's ultimately a continuation of the journey xbox has been on, providing more and more cross—platform play and helping games developers and gamers access all the games possible, regardless of the platform, regardless of the device, and now even regardless of the console brand they play on. there had been rumours that microsoft might ditch the xbox

console altogether but the games giant said it was still working on its hardware. for now, playstation remains the best seller and the console wars aren't quite over yet. zoe kleinman, bbc news. up and coming designers are making their mark on london fashion week, which got under way today — and is the biggest celebration of british fashion is under way. sinead o'dwyer is one of the first designers to show her collection this year, and she's promoting diversity in models as well as her clothes. it's always been really important to me, having had my own personal experiences with sort of how a lack of diversity can really affect mental health, which has been something that ijust believe in general to see

diversity full—stop. sewing. the clearing—up has started and they're already preparing for the next catwalk show in this location. another set of models getting their hair, make—up and outfits put together. lots of glitz, lots of glamour and, of course, incredible outfits. fashion week isn'tjust a spectacle. it's also big business. i don't think this is an industry that's not affected by interest but i think one thing we have to look about the fashion industry, its resilience. if you look at the luxury end, that's probably back to now pre—pandemic size in terms of scale and profit margins.

it's 110 years since the first london fashion week when ruffles and extreme shoulder pads were the hot new trends. betty jackson was one of the designers who took part. the first ones were were just amazing. i mean, without any internet, without any mobile phones, everybody had to come. so people came from all over the world, you know, because london was so exciting with new young designers who were sort of, you know, doing it, really. the event is now much bigger than it was in 1984, with more than 110 catwalk shows to celebrate that landmark 40th birthday. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. england's cricketers are in an encouraging position against india after a century after ben duckett scored a century in the second test. and for india, one of their key players pulled out

because of a family emergency. the best heroes are local heroes and the young spectators stayed positive. and the crowd were involved in this stylish six. india got to a45 and the crowd were involved in this stylish six. india got to 445 thanks to bumrah. duckett began in the modern england style — rapidly. crawley fell for 15. ashwin�*s 500th test wicket. and then ashwin withdrew because of a family emergency. took 88 balls to emergency. duckett took 88 balls to make his 100. england are 207—2

already. no visitors have ever taken on india test quite like time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. glorious picture here. at this time of year, you've got to make the most of year, you've got to make the most of it if you have got it. that is